U.S. Customs expands Global Entry to Germans. (Photo: Chris Hondros, Getty Images) WASHINGTON â Travelers from Germany will be able to join the Global Entry program for trusted travelers, Customs and Border Protection announced Friday.
In addition, Vietnam claims half a million children have been born with serious birth defects, while as many 2 million people are suffering from cancer or other illness caused by Agent Orange. In 2004, a group of Vietnamese citizens filed a class-action lawsuit against more than 30 chemical companies, including the same ones that settled with U.S. veterans in 1984.
In the early years of WWII, a grant was provided by the National Research Council to develop a chemical to destroy rice crops in Japan (the major food source of the Japanese). 1  2,4-D and 2,4,5-T (Agent Orange) was the result. A discussion between President Roosevelt and White House Chief of Staff, Admiral William D. Leahy determined that this heinous chemical should not be used. Agent Orange was not used during WWII. In 1961, President Kennedy signed two orders allowing Agent Orange to be used in Vietnam.